# Ampala Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Ampala

Ampala is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **681 people in 157 households**, the 141st largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 681people (2011)
- 157households
- 80.7%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ampala

Of every 100 households in Ampala in 2011, 93 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ampala · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**86%

Use banking services ****99%**

**56%

Television ****22%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ampala?

■ Ampala · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**942

Working population ****42.4%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 72.7% for women. 61% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (39%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (13%) · **■** Marginal 104 (36%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Polba - Dadpur

- Chaupala719 people
- Krishnapur706 people
- Goaljor695 people
- Atpukur684 people
- Anantapur659 people
- Ranagachha654 people
- Gopalnagar646 people
- Keshabpur643 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ampala?681 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ampala in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ampala?80.7% (Census 2011)